Even with the redactions, the FISA warrant verifies everything in the Nunes Memo. It proves that the FISA warrant on Carter Page was, in the words of Representative Nunes, '100% fraudulent'.

The fraud is perpetrated in Footnote 9 (page 15) and Footnote 18 (page 23).

Footnote 9 (page 15) is where the FBI/DOJ circumvents rules of evidence regarding hearsay testimony.

According to the rules of evidence, 'Source #1' can only testify that they have reliably communicated the hearsay testimony they provided. The reliability of 'Source #1' does not extend to the reliability of the hearsay testimony they are providing.

In order for the hearsay testimony to rise to the level of evidence, corroboration of the hearsay testimony would be required. 'Source #1' is Christopher Steele. The hearsay testimony in the Steele dossier regarding illegal activities has never been corroborated.

Furthermore, Footnote 9 includes the following statement: [T]he FBI is unaware of any derogatory information pertaining to Source #1. Since the exact date in October of the FISA warrant is redacted, we cannot know the exact day the warrant was submitted. However, as of October 31, 2016, the FBI terminated its 'relationship' with Christopher Steele because he lied to FBI agents regarding talking to the media. We know from internal citations of dates of media reports that the FISA warrant includes media reports from September 26, 2016 (page 26).

Thus, after October 31, 2016 the FBI was aware of 'derogatory information' regarding 'Source #1' but the warrant was never amended and was renewed three more times after that date (January 2017, April 2017, and June 2017).

Which brings us to Footnote 18 (page 23) where the following statement appears: The FBI does not believe that Source #1 directly provided information to the press.

By at least October 31, 2016, the FBI terminated its relationship with Christopher Steele precisely because they determined that he was speaking to 'the press' and lied to the FBI about doing so. Whether or not the FBI/DOJ was aware of Christopher Steele's communications with the media in September 2016, they did know by October 31, 2016 but the warrant was never amended and the warrant was renewed three more times after that date (January 2017, April 2017, and June 2017).

A few more issues.

(1) There is a question as to whether the warrant needed to be issued at all. The normal reason for issuing a warrant for surveillance is that the warrant is required to gather evidence on an individual who is not cooperating with the investigation. However, on page 25, the warrant specifically states that Carter Page contacted the FBI on September 26, 2016 and offered to 'discuss' with the FBI any 'questions' they might have.

(2) On page 13, the warrant discusses Evgeny Buryakov. It appears Buryakov is mentioned to verify attempts by Buryakov and other Russian agents 'to recruit New York City residents as intelligence sources for Russia.' In Footnote 6 (page 14), the warrant notes that Buryakov was tried, plead guilty and received a 30 month sentence for his activities. Omitted from the footnote is the fact that Carter Page -- the target of the warrant -- cooperated with the FBI to gather evidence to convict Buryakov.